July 15, 2021 Brooks Whittington PCA 2021

PCA 2021: Plasencia 1865

For the 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show, Plasencia 1865—the distribution company founded by the Plasencia family in 2016—decided to release a cigar blend that the company had never put its name on before: a Honduran puro.

In terms of layout, this year’s booth looked to be exactly the same as the one that was used in 2019, including the band playing on a small stage three-piece band in the corner. Another similarity with 2019 was just how busy the booth was: every time I passed it, people were waiting to place orders.

Plasencia Cosecha 149

Following the release of the Plasencia Cosecha 146 back in 2017, Plasencia 1865 has added its first Honduran puro under its company’s name. The 149 in the name refers to the fact that the tobacco used in the cigar comes from Plasencia’s 149th harvest, which occurred in 2014; the cigar is being produced at the company’s Tabacos de Oriente factory in Honduras.

  • Wrapper: Honduras (Olancho San Agustín)
  • Binder: Honduras (Jamastran)
  • Filler: Honduras (Jamastran, Olancho & Talanga)
  • Plasencia Cosecha 149 Santa Fe (4 3/4 x 60) — $12 (Box of 10, $120)
  • Plasencia Cosecha 149 La Vega (5 x 52) — $13 (Box of 10, $130)
  • Plasencia Cosecha 149 Azacualpa (6 x 52) — $14.50 (Box of 10, $145)

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: October 2021

Drew Estate is the sponsor of halfwheel's coverage of the 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show
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Brooks Whittington

I have worn many hats in my life up to this point: I started out as a photojournalist for the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, then transitioned to photographing weddings—both internationally and in the U.S.—for more than a decade. After realizing that there was a need for a cigar website containing better photographs and more in-depth information about each release, I founded my first cigar blog, SmokingStogie, in 2008. SmokingStogie quickly became one of the more influential cigar blogs on the internet, known for reviewing preproduction, prerelease, rare, extremely hard-to-find and expensive cigars, and it was one of the predecessors to halfwheel, which I co-founded.

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